Environmentally benign solid catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

A Alagumalai, O Mahian, F Hollmann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Versatile bio-derived catalysts have been under dynamic investigation as potential
substitutes to conventional chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production. This is …

Ultrasound‐assisted synthesis of biodiesel in the presence of a novel catalyst recovered from waste effluent/water: A mini‐review

A Sai Bharadwaj, A Ilangovan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The government of India has mainly focused on waste management, environment protection
acts, and control of energy demand, which will lead to the development of a clean and green …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization and kinetic studies for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of colocynthis vulgaris Shrad seeds shell for bioethanol production

IC Nnaemeka, O Maxwell, AO Christain - Journal of Bioresources and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The key process parameters for the hydrolysis and fermentation of Colocynthis vulgaris
Shrad seeds shell (CVSSS) were optimized using the Box-Behnken Design (BBD) of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of efficient soft computing approaches for modeling methyl ester yield from Azadirachta Indica (Neem) seed oil: A comparative study of RSM, ANN …

CM Agu, KA Ani, ON Ani, PC Nnaji… - Green Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work centers on methyl ester yield modeling; by Azadirachta Indica seed oil (AISO)
transesterification, using Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS), Artificial Neural …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling and optimization of Terminalia catappa L. kernel oil extraction using response surface methodology and artificial neural network

CM Agu, MC Menkiti, EB Ekwe, AC Agulanna - Artificial Intelligence in …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) were
used to optimize Terminalia catappa L. kernel oil (TCKO) yield. Solvent extraction method …

Kinetic study of soybean oil methanolysis using cement kiln dust as a heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production

EG Al-Sakkari, ST El-Sheltawy, NK Attia… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiesel may be produced through transesterification reaction between triglycerides and
light alcohols in presence of different catalysts. This paper presents a study of kinetics of …

Magnetized ZIF-8 impregnated with sodium hydroxide as a heterogeneous catalyst for high-quality biodiesel production

MO Abdelmigeed, EG Al-Sakkari, MS Hefney… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A magnetized zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) impregnated with sodium hydroxide
catalyst has been synthesized and tested as a new catalyst for biodiesel production. The …

Optimization of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using waste eggshell as a base catalyst under a microwave heating system

YP Peng, KTT Amesho, CE Chen, SR Jhang, FC Chou… - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper intends to explore the most affordable and environmentally friendly method for
the synthesis of biodiesel. Substitute fuel is presently a significant topic all over the world …

Synthesis and characterization of silica gel from Lapindo volcanic mud with ethanol as a cosolvent for desiccant applications

Q A'yuni, A Rahmayanti, H Hartati, P Purkan… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lapindo mud (LM) is a volcanic mud from a natural disaster that occurred 16 years ago in
Sidoarjo District, East Java, Indonesia. The high amount of silica in the local materials of LM …

[HTML][HTML] RSM/ANN based modeling of methyl esters yield from Anacardium occidentale kernel oil by transesterification, for possible application as transformer fluid

CM Agu, CC Orakwue, MC Menkiti… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is on the modeling of methyl esters production process; obtained by the
transesterification of Anacardium occidentale kernel (AOK) oil (AOKO), using artificial neural …